Right-of-Way

Study questions with answers

12 sample Right-of-Way questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. At a red light, turning from one one-way road onto another, you are first required to:

   Correct answer: Stop completely and check for traffic from the right

   This turn is allowed only after a complete stop and a check for traffic coming from the right.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way when turning (Ch. 4)

2. 2. A person walking in a crosswalk must be given the right of way:

   Correct answer: Even when your light is green

   Drivers must yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk even when the driver has a green light.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way and pedestrians (Ch. 4)

3. 3. Before completing a left turn at an intersection, you must:

   Correct answer: Yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians

   A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic and to any pedestrians before finishing the turn.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way when turning (Ch. 4)

4. 4. At a four-way stop, which driver has the right to go first?

   Correct answer: The driver who stopped first

   Whoever comes to a complete halt first earns the right to move through ahead of the others.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way at intersections (Ch. 4)

5. 5. When you approach a MERGE sign, you should:

   Correct answer: Adjust speed and yield to through traffic

   At a merge, adjust your speed as needed and yield to the through traffic you are joining.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Be prepared to yield (Ch. 4)

6. 6. A funeral procession on the road has the right of way over:

   Correct answer: All vehicles except emergency vehicles

   A funeral procession has priority over other vehicles except fire trucks, ambulances, and police vehicles.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way and funerals (Ch. 4)

7. 7. At a four-way stop where two vehicles arrive at the same time, right of way goes to:

   Correct answer: The vehicle on the right

   When vehicles reach an all-way stop together, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way at intersections (Ch. 4)

8. 8. When an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, you should:

   Correct answer: Pull to the right edge and stop

   Pull as far to the right as possible, clear of intersections, and stop until the emergency vehicle passes.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Be prepared to yield (Ch. 4)

9. 9. When a traffic signal is completely dark because of a malfunction, you should:

   Correct answer: Stop and yield as you would at a stop sign

   Treat a dead signal like a stop: come to a complete stop, yield to vehicles already there, and yield to the right if you arrive together.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way at intersections (Ch. 4)

10. 10. When you make a right turn on a red light, you must:

    Correct answer: Yield to other traffic and pedestrians

    A right turn on red is allowed only after you stop and yield to cross traffic and pedestrians.

    Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way when turning (Ch. 4)

11. 11. When the light turns green but vehicles are still in the intersection, you must:

    Correct answer: Yield to those vehicles before proceeding

    On a fresh green, let any vehicles still in the intersection clear before you enter.

    Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way at intersections (Ch. 4)

12. 12. When you reach a T-intersection with no signs or signals, you should:

    Correct answer: Yield to traffic on the through road

    At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must yield to traffic on the through road.

    Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Right of way at intersections (Ch. 4)